Instagram Makes Its Android App Faster and Prettier in Big New Update

In a blog post on Wednesday, Instagram announced a sizable update to its app for Android smartphones. The update, available now in the Google Play Store, will make the app load much faster, according to the blog post, and also features a more appealing, less cluttered design.

The update also cuts the size of the app itself in half, reducing the amount of space you need to carry Instagram on your phone.

Since then, Instagram has expanded rapidly, attempting to become a social network on the global scale of its parent company, Facebook. Building a better app for Android phones — which a vast majority of smartphone owners, especially in developing countries, use — could help boost its reach.